Get them a health
check-up for Xmas

If you’re stuck for a present for Mum or Dad this Christmas, and she’s 55 or older and he’s 45 or older, you might consider giving them an all-expenses-paid trip to the doctor. It could mean the difference between life and death from heart attack or stroke in coming years. Read more.

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Welcome to Southern Cross, New Zealand’s leading private healthcare group…...one in five New Zealanders has Southern Cross health insurance……more than 100,000 travellers a year choose Southern Cross travel insurance……and around 60,000 people per year undergo surgery in the Southern Cross Hospitals network.

Get a health insurance quote online
Looking for affordable private health insurance for you or your family?  Get more information, and a free, no-obligation online quote for our Wellbeing health insurance plans.

Travel Insurance - 20% Off
Buy Southern Cross TravelCare  insurance online and receive a 20% discount. If you’re a Southern Cross member you’ll save even more.

Win an Aussie Outback Trip
Introduce a friend and, if they join Southern Cross by 30 April 2009, you'll go into the draw to win a trip to the Outback. For details, click here
Employer Group Schemes
If your company has 5 or more employees, it could benefit from a Southern Cross workplace health insurance scheme.
Southern Cross Plus is here
The Southern Cross Plus programme is new and exclusive to you as a member. We’re adding value to your health insurance through savings and other benefits at leading health providers and retailers. Find out more.

Your Heart Health Test
Find out your risk of heart attack or stroke with our unique online heart health test. Invest 5 minutes in your health right now

NZ's largest private hospital network...
With 13 hospitals nationwide, our not-for-profit group offers quality private surgery and specialist treatment – while also paying attention to the price of our services. 
Click here to find the Southern Cross Hospital nearest you.
2008 Annual Report
Southern Cross paid out 89.6 cents in claims for every dollar of premium received in the 2008 year. Read more in the Society's 2008 Annual Report.
Southern Cross walks the talk
An innovative Southern Cross wellness programme for employers has won the 2008 Fitness Life Award for Corporate Health Initiative of the Year.  The programme has seen big health benefits for Southern Cross' own staff.  Read more.
2008 Annual General Meeting
The AGM of the Southern Cross Medical Care Society was held on 27 November. To find out more, visit our AGM page.